Cash and parcel carrier



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W. R. DEAN & W. H. BARNETT. CASH AND PARCEL CARRIER.

No. 421,822. Patented'f'eb. 18, 1890.-

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(No-Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 22 W. R. DEAN & w. H. BARNETT. GASHAND PARCELCARRIER.

No. 421,822. Patented Feb. 18, 189.

Dam, I W. H. 52222262 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM R. DEAN AND IVILLIAM H. BARNETT, OF OTTAWA, KANSAS.

CASH AND PARCEL CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,822, dated February18, 1890.

Application filed September 19,1889. Serialllo. 324,382. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM R. DEAN and WILLIAM H. BARNETT, of Ottawa,Franklin county, Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cash and Parcel Carriers, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in cash and parcel carriers; andit consists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of devicesfully described hereinafter in connection with the drawings, andspecifically I pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a broken side elevation of ourimprovedapparatus in the operative posit-ion. Fig. 2 is a detail perspectiveView of a modified form of carrier forminga part of our invention. Fig.3 is a detail perspective view of one of the angle-bars and itsattachments, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of one of thebuffers.

B B represent vertical bars, which depend from the ceiling, beingscrewed at their upper ends into circular plates 2' p, which are securedfirmly to the ceiling, which is indicated atr in Fig. 1. On thelowerends of said vertical bars are screwed the sheave-boxes e, whichare provided with eyes cl, andbrace rods. or wires to are secured attheir lower ends in the said eyes, and areattached at their upper endsto eyes 0 c on the ceiling.

- To the lower ends of the sheave-boxes e are welded or otherwisesecured the upper inclined arms of the supports 0, the lower horizontalarms of said supports being'provided at their free ends with disks 0,which are secured firmly to the wall or a vertical post, thereby bracingand strengthening the anglebar and the vertical bar B. The disks 0 arescrewed on the horizontal arms of the supports before they are attachedto the wall or post.

Within the sheave-boxes e are mounted the sheaves f, over which pass theoperating-cords g, the ends of which are attached to the opposite endsof the track-rod Q, which is shown in Figs. 1 and 3, said track beingprovided at its ends with buifers D, carrying eyes It, to which saidcords are attached. These buffers consist of a hollow cylindrical casingor shell, in which is fitted a rubber or similar elastic cushion l,against which the end of the car is adapted to strike to prevent jar,and the endof the track-rod passes through the center of said cushion,and also through a registering-opening in the solid end of the casing orshell, and is engaged by a tighteningnut 0), whereby any slack in thetrack-rod may be taken up.

To the rear solid ends of the buffer-casings are secured pairs ofparallel arms .9, which pass, respectively, on opposite sides of theinclined arms of the supports and carry grooved rollers 7a, which bearon the rear sides of the said inclined arms and travel thereon wheneither end of the track-rod is elevated by means of the operating-cord.arms of the supports are provided with notches t to engage the ends ofthe bufiers when raised, to hold them in the desired elevated position,the rear solid ends of the same being provided with an angular detentjto fit in said notches. It will be seen that when one end of thetrack-rod is elevated by means of the operating-cord, the other endthereof is disengaged from the notches t' and slides down the inclinedarm to which it is connected, thereby changing the direction of theinclination of the track and causingthe car, a common form of which isshown at m in. Fig. 1, to run along the track toward the depressed endof the track.

To prevent the track from becoming slack when its inclination ischanged, We preferably bend the lower ends of the inclined armsrearwardly, as shown at t", and to prevent that end of the track whichis being depressed from sliding down too rapidly when the other end iselevated, the free end of the operating-cord, which is provided withahandle h, is passed under a spring-clip 'n, which is secured to thehorizontal arm of the angle-bar. This spring presses on the cord andholds it in contact with the horizontal arm, and thereby prevents itfrom slipping too freely. This spring may be placed so as to allow thecord to hang vertically from the sheave f, as shown in Fig. 1; but itmay also, if preferred, be arranged close to the angle of the angle-bar,so as to form an acute angle between the portions of the cord which areon opposite sides of the sheave f.

The inclined The metallic basket H is provided with four curved rods 3,secured, respectively, at their lower ends to the upper corners of thebasket, and firmly attached at their upper ends to a plate t, which isprovided at its opposite ends with brackets u,bearingtraek-wheels Havingthus described our invention, we claim- 1. I11 a cash and parcel carrierapparatus, the combination of the supports provided with inclined armshaving notches in their front sides, the track provided at its ends withbutfer-casings having detents j to engage said notches, and parallelarms carrying guiderollers to travel on the rear sides of said inclinedarms, and the operating-cords connect-- ed to said casings,substantially as specified.

2. In a cash and parcel carrier, the supports having inclined upper armsand horizontal lower arms, the sheave-casing located at the upper endsof the inclined arms an d inclosing sheaves, and the spring-clipssecured to said horizontal arms, in combination with the track providedat its ends with guide-rollers to travel on said inclined arms, and theoperating-cord attached to the ends of the track, passing over saidsheaves and engaged by said springelips, substantially as specified.

In a cash and parcel carrierythe combination of the depending bars B,provided with brace rods or Wires a, the sheave-casings c, fitted on thelower ends of said bars and carrying sheaves f, the supports 0, havinginclined arms secured to said sheave-casings and horizontal armscarrying spring-clips n and secured to stationary disks 0, the trackprovided with guide-rollers traveling on said inclined arms and carryingdetentsj to e11- gage notches t' in the inclined arms, and theoperating-cords secured to the ends of the track passing over sheave fand engaged by the spring-clips a, substantially as specified.

4. In a cash and parcel carrier, the combination of the supports 0,havinginclinedand horizontal arms, sheaves at the upper ends of theinclined arms, and clips secured to the horizontal arms adjacent to theangles, the tilting track provided with guide-rollers to travel on saidinclined arms, and the operating'cords secured to the ends of the track,passing over said sheaves and engaged by said clips, whereby an acuteangle is formed between the portion of said cords 011 opposite sides ofthe sheaves, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we alfix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

lVitnesses:

O. B. MAsoN, R. F. Mason.

